Douglas (Ullman) Fairbanks
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Douglas Elton Thomas (Ullman) Fairbanks (1883 - 1939)

Douglas Elton Thomas Fairbanks formerly Ullman
Born in Denver, Denver, Colorado, United Statesmap
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of — married 11 Jul 1907 (to 1919) in Watch Hill, Rhode Islandmap
Husband of — married 28 Mar 1920 (to 1936) in Los Angeles, California, United Statesmap
Husband of — married 1936 (to 12 Dec 1939) [location unknown]
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Died at age 56 in Santa Monica, California, United Statesmap
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Breaking the polished studio mold with a dynamic mix of angst, toughness, and sensitivity, he created defiant urban outsiders in performances so naturalistic they feel contemporary. [1]

Biography

Notables Project
Douglas (Ullman) Fairbanks is Notable.

Douglas Fairbanks (born Douglas Elton Thomas Ullman) (May 23, 1883 – December 12, 1939) was an American actor, screenwriter, director, and producer. He was best known for his swashbuckling roles in silent films such as The Thief of Baghdad, Robin Hood, and The Mark of Zorro but spent the early part of his career making comedies.[2]

An astute businessman, Fairbanks was a founding member of United Artists. Fairbanks was also a founding member of The Motion Picture Academy and hosted the first Oscars Ceremony in 1929. With his marriage to Mary Pickford in 1920, the couple became Hollywood royalty and Fairbanks was referred to as "The King of Hollywood", a nickname later passed on to actor Clark Gable.

Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford in CKAC studio, Montreal, 1922
Though widely considered as one of the biggest stars in Hollywood during the 1910s and 1920s, his career rapidly declined with the advent of the "talkies". His final film was The Private Life of Don Juan (1934).[3]

The first great action star, introducing both Robin Hood and Zorro to the screen, his high energy and charisma carried over into his real life trailblazing as a founding father of Hollywood's movie industry.[4]


Burial

Hollywood Forever Cemetery Hollywood, Los Angeles County, California, USA  Plot Large reflecting pool plot adjacent to the Cathedral Mausoleum

Memorial ID 324

Sources

  1. John Garfield in The 50 Most Unforgettable Actors of the Studio Era, LEADING MEN, Foreword by Robert Osborne, Introduction by Molly Haskell, Text by Frank Miller, Chronicle Books, LLC, 85 Second Street, San Francisco, California 94105, chroniclebooks.com.; Distributed in Canada by Raincoast Books, 9050 Shaughnessy Street, Vancouver, British Columbia V6P 6E5; p. 89
  2. Douglas Fairbanks at Wikipedia
  3. Douglas Fairbanks at Wikipedia
  4. Douglas Fairbanks at Wikipedia
  • https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/324/douglas-fairbanks
  • Douglas Fairbanks at Wikipedia
  • The 50 Most Unforgettable Actors of the Studio Era, LEADING MEN, Foreword by Robert Osborne, Introduction by Molly Haskell, Text by Frank Miller, Chronicle Books, LLC, 85 Second Street, San Francisco, California 94105, chroniclebooks.com.; Distributed in Canada by Raincoast Books, 9050 Shaughnessy Street, Vancouver, British Columbia V6P 6E5; pp. 72-75.
  • "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M5ZF-T37 : accessed 5 January 2019), Douglas E Fairbanks in household of Daniel J Sully, Manhattan Ward 22, New York, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 1392, sheet 7A, family 136, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1048; FHL microfilm 1,375,061.




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